Ma Is A Baby Doll

IT’S a little after 7 in the morning, the time when Mumbai gradually wakes up; the incessant commotion that typifies the financial capital builds up slowly.

- Giridhar Jha

Cars slither through the city’s roads, the collective rumble of their engines insinuating to the morning walkers that their time is up. In this city of who’s who, there are as many stories as there are ambitions. And among these stories is that of actor Sunny Leone. Once a star in the US adult film industry, Leone has made the grade in dog-eat-dog Bollywood with a handful of films. Her journey in India’s entertainment industry began in 2011 with the popular Indian reality show Bigg Boss. It was followed with her Bollywood debut Jism 2. Still one of the most googled people in the world, Leone’s story is one of ambition, pursuit, and motherhood.

Inside her house, the appetising smell of mashed potatoes with spices wafts from the aloo paranthas sitting on the kitchen counter. After making a batch of paranthas, Leone has moved on to prepare eggs. Three hungry little mouths are waiting for the food. The eldest of the three is the four-year-old girl Nisha Kaur Weber, whom Leone and her husband Daniel Weber adopted; Sunny tied the knot with the musician about ten years ago. And then there are two toddling sons, Noah and Asher Singh Weber, who were born through surrogacy in March last year.

Leone wakes up at 5.30 and is already done with her hour-long workout. Her life has changed completely after becoming a mother, she says, “I have become a better planner and my days revolve around the children and work at the same time. Obviously, my priority is always my children, but I believe that I am a better mother when I am working, believing in my passions and being a mom at the same time.”